Month: October 2011

Featured Tool: Cider Press

The tool libraries we work with have an amazing assortment of tools.  One of our favorites is the cider press at the West Seattle Tool Library: In West Seattle, there are an abundance of apple and pear trees. And every fall, each tree produces more fresh fruit than one house

Local Tools 1.6.8 Released!

This will be the last release in the 1.6.x series, and we’ll be moving on to 1.7 where we have some bigger changes planned.  This release focuses on minor improvements, fixing Internet Explorer support for IE7 through IE9 and adding the start of email receipts for transactions (like check-in/check-out). We

Investing More in Sharing

People — including investors — are learning that access trumps ownership. When you think about it, do you want to own a saw, or do you want a board cut or carved?  Do you want the drill, or the hole the drill can create? Call it Collaborative Consumption, The Mesh, or The Sharing